Devils Youth Alum Drafted
Kevin Shattenkirk, former New Jersey Devils Youth Hockey Club player, and sometime Boston University Terrier, was drafted 14th, in the first round, by the Colorado Avalanche. Way cool stuff. Perhaps Colorado has a quota on former Jersey boys: they picked up NJDYHC alum George Parros last year on waivers, but then made him just Ducky [...]
Microloans and Information Capital
On a sweltering June day in 1999, a few of us local engineers attended the Rising Tide Summit, hosted by Silicon Alley Reporter editor and bubble boy Jason Calacanis. It was intense, even for an event in the frenzy of the dot-com boom. I have only two memories that have survived the post-boom memory contraction: [...]
Head Inversion for Duffers
Welcome to the newest arena for rants and raves: golf. It’s only appropriate in that it was one of my typically horrendous golf adventures that led to the “snowman” nickname (after carding a series of 8s and picking up my ball, often before even hitting the green). But I like the game; it’s challenging; it [...]
Duck and Cover: Two Years for Parros
The Anaheim Ducks re-upped with Jersey boy George Parros for two more years, the first time the former Tiger and (little) Devil has had more than one year assured in the same spot. While I’m thrilled that he’s got some stability in OC, a bit more ice time and player development would be a valuable [...]
Sopranos Finale: All The Ducks In A Row
Plot spoilers follow, in case you’re one of the 0.0005% of HBO viewers who didn’t see the last episode of The Sopranos. If you don’t follow the show, only half of this may converge to make sense. Even if you are a Sopranos fan, prepare to wade through a morass of heavy symbolism and interpretation. [...]
California Weirdness
Hockey and California are kind of antonyms anyway, but tonight’s Game 5 is just plain weird. Philips put one in his own net, off of Emery’s skate. After looking like they’d set up an endowed chair in the ScotiaBank penalty box, the Ducks are benefitting from more even-handed (and armed) officiating. Short-handed goal. Scott Niedermayer [...]